Bryans Take One Step Closer To SF Qualification, Beat Lindstedt-Tecau In Group A

© AFP/Getty ImagesBob and Mike Bryan has a 25-11 record at the year-end championship.

Top seeds and three-time former champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan took one step closer to qualifying from Group A for the semi-finals of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals on Wednesday.

The American twins, who were titlists at the year-end championships in 2003, 2004 and 2009, defeated sixth seeds Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau 6-1, 6-2 in 56 minutes. It was their 60th match win of the season (60-14), which includes eight titles, and a repeat of the Wimbledon final in July.

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The Bryans raced through the first set in 24 minutes, with breaks of Tecau's serve in the second and sixth games. At 0-1, 15/40, Tecau got himself out of trouble with two aces, but Mike Bryan make sure of the break at sudden death deuce. He then served for 3-0 also on a deciding point. Tecau dropped his serve a second time at 1-4. The Bryans dropped eight points on serve in the opener.

Three games in the second set were decided on sudden death deuce points. Lindstedt lost his serve in the opening game and Tecau in game seven. Mike Bryan closed out the match with a hold to 30. The Bryans converted four of seven break point opportunities and won 52 of 88 total points to improve to a 25-11 record in nine appearances at the season finale.

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During the indoor swing leading into London, the Bryans captured back-to-back ATP World Tour titles at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna (d. Mirnyi-Nestor) and the Valencia Open 500 (d. Butorac-Rojer). They are only the second team in the Open Era to win more than 700 doubles matches.

Lindstedt and Tecau, who beat fourth seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes on Monday, dropped to a 39-22 match record on the season (2-5 in finals).

The Bryans will face Bhupathi and Paes on Friday, while Lindstedt and Tecau complete their round-robin group matches against seventh seeds Jurgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner. The Bryans have only once before gone unbeaten in round-robin play at Houston in 2003.

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